Samuel Wallis (bef. 1851 - 1926)

Born before 5 Feb 1851 in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa (Ferguson) Wallis — married 1876 in Lancashire, England

Husband of Sarah Ada (Neveling) Wallis — married 16 Mar 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died Feb 1926 after age 74 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Samuel Wallis was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

Samuel was born in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England and baptised there on February 5, 1851 at St Wilfrid Anglican Church. He was the son of James Wallis and Mary Harris. ^[1]

His 1st marriage was to Louisa Ferguson in 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire.^[2]

During the 1881 Census, their first born, 3 year old son Andrew McCreadie Ferguson Wallis was with his maternal grandparents Andrew and Mary in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire.

1881 CENSUS - Oldham Road, Manchester, Lancashire ^[3]

Samuel Wallis Head 30 Wilford, Lancashire Master Baker (Emp 1 Boy)

Louisa Wallis Wife 25 Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Wallis Son 2 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilian Wallis Dau 0 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Kane 13 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Job Pennock 41 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Daughter Lilian died later that same year and leaving their oldest child, Andrew age 3 with his maternal grandparents in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire, shortly after the 1881 Census, Samuel, Louisa and son James emigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where their last child, William, was born in April 1882. Louisa died in May 1882 and little William died at 3 months of age in July 1882.

His 2nd marriage was to Sarah Ada Neveling on March 16, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Samuel died at the age of 75 in February 1926 and was buried February 15th at Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N38-NJV : 1 October 2014), Samuel Wallis, 1851; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DPP-JZM : 13 December 2014), Louisa Ferguson, 1876; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1876, quarter 3, vol. 8C, p. 1042, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-8SNQ : 13 December 2017), Samuel Wallis, Manchester, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 3978/21, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,131.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWQP-4MZM : 2 March 2021), Samuel Wallis and Neveling, 1889.
5. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Greenmount Cemetery Records, 1880-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HK88-GBT2 : 13 May 2020), Samuel Wallis, 15 Feb 1926; citing Burial, Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #245782725

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6J-KT1 : 9 November 2019), Samuel Wallis in household of James Wallis, Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England; citing Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M78C-911 : 3 March 2021), Samuel Wallis in household of James Wallis, Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37R-D5T : 13 January 2022), Samuel Wallis, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG79-KDY : accessed 19 November 2022), Samuel Wallese, Rockledge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 10A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1377; FHL microfilm 1,375,390.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXMM-HVX : 3 February 2021), Samuel Wallis, 1920.